Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Sabah To Promote Maliau Basin As Malaysia's Third World Heritage Site


KALABAKAN (Tawau) -- The Sabah government is promoting the Maliau Basin Conservation Area as the third world heritage site in Malaysia, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said Tuesday.

He said the process of acquiring the status from Unesco was being worked out by the departments and agencies at the various levels.

"This would help in promoting concrete international support and partnership for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and its ecosystems, as well as on the initiatives for a balanced and sustainable development of national and regional ecological networks and corridors," he said.

It certainly augurs well for Sabah where its ecotourism industry is promoted internationally as a tropical destination icon and second-home programme, he added.

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